Spanish 4 and AP · Week 27 · Belleza, estética y tecnología
La salud mental en familia
Reading about mental health stigma, which is common in many families and communities, students practice compassionate language for hard conversations.
- Students will
- Students use impersonal expressions with the subjunctive and health vocabulary to speak kindly about mental health.
- SEL skill
- Choose compassionate words for a hard conversation
- What it looks like
- Students practice empathy by choosing compassionate words for hard conversations with others.
- Content focus
- Impersonal expressions + subjunctive; health vocabulary
- Format
- Partner exchange
Social awareness
Social awareness is trying to see through someone else's eyes and caring about how they feel, especially when their background differs from yours. More social awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- WL.CM1.I: Communication Standard 1, Interpretive Communication (Intermediate range)
- WL.CN1.I: Connections Standard 1, Connections to Other Disciplines (Intermediate range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Interpretive Communication, Making Connections, Relating Cultural Products and Practices to Perspectives
- Proficiency range: Intermediate
- AP Spanish Language and Culture theme: Science and Technology
Fits these textbook chapters
- Temas (AP Spanish Language and Culture), Tema 1: Las familias y las comunidades
- Temas (AP Spanish Language and Culture), Tema 4: La ciencia y la tecnología
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More social awareness activities for Spanish 4 and AP
- Las etiquetas Social awarenessStudents analyze labels like Latino, Hispano, and Chicano and practice asking people how they identify.
- Las familias de hoy Social awarenessStudents compare family structures in Mexico, Argentina, and the Coachella Valley and honor the many shapes a family takes.
- Si yo fuera un adulto que me cuida Social awarenessUsing "si" clauses, students imagine a day in a caring adult's shoes and write what they would feel and need.
- La educación en dos países Social awarenessComparing schools in Chile and California, students consider how students elsewhere experience pressure and support.
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